I think that the most exciting potential of this deal for me is the possibility of a full-fledged Star Wars theme park, not just a ride or attraction in an otherwise Disney park. Imagine entering the park through Mos Eisley and going from world to world via a Star Tours like simulator...

Yeah, not a great a fan of large scale media consolidation but that horse is already out of the barn. That just seems like a tired , old fight now. Star Wars in no longer just a little thing for our generation to have for our own. It will go on for future youngsters, but I do wonder if the creative well will run dry. In the hands of talented writers and directors with new ideas, I say it won't.

I look forward to this, and if it renews my love for the Star Wars I loved as a kid, all the better. I actually liked Phantom Menace the best out of all the prequels, warts and all, and Clone Wars is high quality entertainment but its' definitely its own "thing"...It's not something I've fallen in love with. Nothing has that magic of those first 3 movies.

I'd love to see Mark Hamill in Episode 7. What a wonderful segue into the next trilogy that would be.

That video on the AFi front page where George Lucas mentions the books and comics...I'm taking that as a positive comment. He pretty much led credence and weight to the already established Expanded Universe and didn't outright throw it away in light of the recent announcements. That is awesome news.

_________________'...because the minute a little girl is trampled by 100 teenage girls trying to get to Justin Beiber at the Tea Cups, you will be wondering why the hell we make poor Justin Beiber stand in a 30 minute line and create an unsafe atmosphere.'

The Original Trilogy Uncut getting a Blu-Ray release is a swell idea and so is seeing The Star Wars Holiday Special on DVD. Maybe Disney could also release series sets for Ewoks and Droids and possibly put both long out of print live-action Ewok movies back on DVD.

It was announced yesterday that Disney has bought Lucasfilm and plans on creating an all new Star Wars trilogy with Episode VII hitting theaters in 2015, followed by a new movie every other year.

Once this was announced and we all calmed down a little, the typical fan fare of who would direct the new films, who would star in them, and what they would be about began. Many fans began to speculate that the new series would be an adaptation of Timothy Zahn's "Thrawn Trilogy," a series of novels considered canon by the people at Lucasfilm; however, it doesn't seem that way.

E! Online has learned from a source at Lucasfilm that the new films won't be an adaptation of the books. Their source says "it's an original story."

There's still hope though fellow Star Wars fans, as Disney plans on using all forms of media for their newly acquired purchase. As George Lucas said himself in the press release, "Disney's reach and experience give Lucasfilm the opportunity to blaze new trails in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products."